Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, a volume of original, historic and descriptive writings showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress (1901)
Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, A. J. Holman & co · leaf 704
tion in passenger rates has been comparatively small, itmust be remembered that the safety, speed, comfort, and service have greatlyimproved. The marked reduction in freight rates has been made possibleonly by a still greater and more remarkable reduction in the cost of transpor-tation. This has… … HAGERMAX PASS ON COLORADO MIDLAND R. R. can be still further extended. The reduction in rates has been much greaterthan that in the prices of commodities. Rates for wheat and hay, forinstance, have decreased 23 and 20 per cent more than the market prices, andthe rate for shipping anthracite coal to…
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